Quantinno Capital Management LP Acquires 5,670 Shares of Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST)

Quantinno Capital Management LP lifted its holdings in Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST) by 8.9% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 69,197 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,670 shares during the period. Quantinno Capital Management LP owned 0.12% of Post worth $8,010,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in POST. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Post in the second quarter worth about $27,000. V Square Quantitative Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Post in the third quarter worth about $27,000. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC bought a new position in shares of Post in the third quarter worth about $33,000. Quarry LP increased its stake in shares of Post by 244.9% in the third quarter. Quarry LP now owns 338 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 240 shares during the period. Finally, Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Post in the second quarter worth about $62,000. 94.85% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on POST shares. Evercore ISI lifted their price objective on Post from $123.00 to $126.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, November 18th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on Post from $120.00 to $116.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, November 19th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $124.17.

Insider Buying and Selling at Post

In other news, CEO Nicolas Catoggio sold 6,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $121.14, for a total value of $726,840.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 70,501 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,540,491.14. The trade was a 7.84 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, COO Jeff A. Zadoks sold 28,969 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $119.96, for a total value of $3,475,121.24. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 67,788 shares in the company, valued at $8,131,848.48. The trade was a 29.94 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 10.70% of the company’s stock.

Post Stock Down 0.1 %

NYSE POST opened at $119.92 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 2.36, a quick ratio of 1.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $113.45 and its two-hundred day moving average is $110.80. The company has a market capitalization of $7.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.26 and a beta of 0.66. Post Holdings, Inc. has a 1-year low of $86.46 and a 1-year high of $121.38.

Post Profile

Post Holdings, Inc operates as a consumer packaged goods holding company in the United States and internationally. It operates through four segments: Post Consumer Brands, Weetabix, Foodservice, and Refrigerated Retail. The Post Consumer Brands segment manufactures, markets, and sells branded and private label ready-to-eat (RTE) cereals under Honey Bunches of Oats, Pebbles, and Malt-O-Meal brand names; hot cereal; peanut butter under the Peter Pan brand; and branded and private label dog and cat food products under Rachael Ray Nutrish, Nature's Recipe, 9Lives, Kibbles 'n Bits and Gravy Train brand names.